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  • Medical council convicts Kebbi based medical doctor for misconduct

    The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has convicted a Kebbi state based practicing Medcal Doctor, Jamilu Muhammad for gross negligence, incompetence and infamous behaviour.

    Delivering Judgement Tuesday the Chairman, Abba Hassan said after due consideration of the facts of the case, the plea of guilty, the plea for leniency, the tribunal ordered the suspension of Dr. Jamilu Muhammad from engaging in practice as medical practitioner for a period of six months.

    Dr. Muhammad who works with the Martha Bamaiyi General Hospital, Zuru, Kebbi state  was accused of mismanaging a the case of a pregnant patient, Malama Fatima Danjuma.

    According to the charge sheet No MDODT/4/2018, Muhammad had erroneously diagnosed that the baby in the womb was dead and the need to carry out a surgery to evacuate the dead baby only to realize that the baby was alive after amputating the baby’s upper limb.

    The Kebbi Doctor who is standing trial at the Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Disciplinary Tribunal pleaded guilty to the one count charge when it was read to him on Monday.

    Delivering Judgement Tuesday the Chairman, Abba Hassan said after due consideration of the facts of the case, the plea of guilty, the plea for leniency, the tribunal make an order suspending Dr. Jamilu Muhammad is ordered not to engage in practice as medical practitioner for a period of six months.

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    The count reads: “That you Dr. Jamilu Muhammad, registered medical practitioner, practicing as such on 19th April, 2017 at the Martha Bamaiyi General Hospital, Zuru, Kebbi state, while managing one Malama Fatima Danjuma (F) as a pregnant woman under your care, were grossly negligent In her management when you assessed her in a manifestly incompetent manner, erroneously diagnosed her to have intrauterine foetal death, and proceeded to carry out a destructive surgery, only to realize that the baby was alive after amputating the prolapsed upper limb, thereby conducted yourself infamously in a professional respect contrary to Rules 29.4b, 29.4c, 29.4t, 29.4h and 31 of the Code of Medical Ethics In Nigeria,2008 Edition, and punishable under Section 16 (T) (o) and (2) of the Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Act, CAP M8 LFN, 2004 (as amended)”.

    The charge was based on the affidavit of Mr Elisha Nona Ajoyi dated and filed on the 8′” day of May 2017, alleging unethical behaviour against the Respondent Medical Practitioner.

    The petitioner’s affidavit was sent to the Respondent for his response. The Respondent accordingly responded in the form of counter affidavit dated and filed on 20’h of June, 2017. The Respondent attached four onnexures to his counter affidavit as requested by the panel.

    In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Medical and Dental Proctitioners’ Act, the matter was investigated at the 22nd session of the Panel on 24-28 September 2018.

    After a painstaking deliberation on the affidavits and facts and documents presented before the investigation panel, the panel reached the conclusion that a prima focie case had been established against the respondent.

    The matter was then referred to the Tribunal, while an interim order suspending the respondent, Dr Jamiiu Muhammad from medical practice was made against him pending the determination of the case by this Tribunal.

    Making the declaration, the Chairman of the Tribunal said ” After due consideration of the facts of the case, the plea of “guilty”, the plea for leniency, and the maximum punishment prescribed by the Act, this Honourable Tribunal hereby makes the following order: An order suspending Dr. Jamilu Muhammad from practice. Accordingly, Dr. Jamilu Muhammad is ordered not to engage in practice as medical practitioner for a period of six months.

    “However, having been on suspension for a period longer than this sentence, he is hereby accordingly deemed to have served and exhausted the prescribed term of suspension herein imposed.”

    Doctor Muhammad is one of the fourteen doctors arraigned on Monday for trial by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria for various.

    Hearing is still ongoing in the case that involved nine doctors from the Asaba Medical Centre, Delta state.

    The doctors are: Sunday Abiodun Ogafe Ojenuwah, Godwin Chukwuma Maduakor, Oyefara Babatunde, Okoye Pascal Nnamdi, Anunnobi Chijioke Ralu, Adigba Ese Onodjohwoyovwe, Ogwu Robinson Onyekachukwu, Dr. Henry, Okoye Chukwuka and Iyiola Akeem Adewale.

    They are to defend themselves on charges of grouse conduct of negligent in the management of a pregnant patient, Mrs. Rita Uche Ogbuego. They all pleaded not guilty when the case charge was read to them individually.

    The other Doctors on trial are Shehu Abdullahi Muhammed and Umar Nasiru Ibrahim.

    The MDCN is the regulatory body of all medical and alternative medicine practitioners in the country, with mandate to discipline any erring practitioners whose actions or in-actions fall short of the medical professional ethics.

  • Edo to demolish illegal structures on moats, river banks, others

    The Edo State Government has said it will commence demolition of illegal structures following the expiration of notices earlier served on illegal developers for contravening the state’s extant town planning laws, which includes erecting unapproved structures and buildings on moats and river banks.

    In a statement, Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Erimona Oye Edorodion said, “for the information of the general public, especially illegal developers, the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development will commence demolition of illegal structures following the expiration of the notices served on them for seriously contravening the State Extant Planning Laws.”

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    He noted that the illegal structures to be demolish include “roof eave-extensions, structures erected on the right of way of roads/Streets, Moats, River Banks, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) High Tension Lines, all attachments on wall fence, caravans, kiosks and wooden sheds which are scattered all over Benin City.

    “All illegal developers are hereby advised in their own interest to demolish or remove their illegal structures and reinstate the land to its original status prior to your illegal development.”

    The commissioner warned members of the general public, especially illegal developers, “that if they fail to comply with the directives, the Ministry shall enforce the provisions of the extant Town Planning Laws of State against them and recover the cost of such action from them in a Law Court of competent jurisdiction and prosecute them accordingly.”

     

     

  • NDLEA arraigns suspected drug syndicate

     The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday arraigned a drug syndicate at the Federal High Court in Lagos.

    The suspects were charged with conspiracy, unlawful production, storage and transportation of 309 kilograms of Ephedrine, a banned substance.

    They are Okeke Celestine, 36, Sunday Amobi, 38, Ilelabayo Oluwade,50, Eze Paul, 39, Ezeh Ikechukwu, 36, and Ike Samson.

    Prosecuting counsel Jonathan Ogwunbor said the defendants on March 19 conspired to import the banned substance from Ghana illegally.

    Celestine, Amobi, Ezeh and Samson were accused of engaging in the possession of equipment and material for the production of another banned substance, Methamphetamine.

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    The alleged offence, according to Ogwubor, is contrary to and punishable under sections 14(b), 11(b), 11(a) 19, 20(1)(a) and 20(e) of the NDLEA Act of 2004.The defendants pleaded not guilty.

    Justice Saliu Saidu granted them bail for N30 million each with two sureties.

    One of the sureties must be a landed property owner within the court’s jurisdiction; the other must be a Federal or Lagos State government worker on Grade Level 15 and above.

    Justice Saidu also ordered that the defendants and their sureties must submit two recent passport photographs to the court.

    He directed the prosecutor and registrar to verify that the bail terms have been fulfilled.

    Justice Saidu adjourned till May 30 for trial.

     

  • PDP tasks Buhari on rising insecurity

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari on the rising insecurity, particularly killings, kidnapping, banditry and acts of terrorism in various parts of the country.

    Lamenting the frightening dimension insecure has assumed across the country, the PDP, in a statement Monday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, particularly bemoaned the situation in the northern states.

    Ologbondiyan said the party is heavily grieved by the pain, anguish and horror Nigerians have been subjected to in the hands of marauders in the past three years.

    The main opposition party blamed the situation on the Muhammadu Buhari administration for its failure to provide adequate security in the country, despite the huge resources at its disposal.

    The PDP challenged the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) to account for the whereabouts of the “political mercenaries” it imported into the country from neighboring countries, particularly from Chad and Niger Republic during the build-up to the 2019 general elections.

    This, the PDP said, is predicated on fears in the public space of the possible involvement of these foreigners, who the PDP said, assisted the APC to unleash violence on Nigerians during the last elections.

    The party insisted that the influx of these foreigners into Nigeria during the period, heightened acts of banditry in the county.

    “Nigerians could recall that the PDP had raised a red flag on the dangers of the heavy importation of unscreened aliens by the APC to involve in its presidential election campaign rallies.

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    “The PDP and other well-meaning Nigerians had expressed fears that such aliens could be used by unpatriotic elements to unbridle violent acts against Nigerians”, the party added.

    The PDP further lamented that the Federal Government has failed to exert enough commitment in protecting the lives of Nigerians and curbing the daily bloodlettings and kidnappings of citizens in Zamfara, Borno, Yobe, Kogi, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Bauchi and other states.

    The opposition party said it has been proved right by its insistence that President Buhari and the APC never believed in their own campaign promises.

    It further noted that by every indication, the President Buhari-led Federal Government has no solution to the security challenges plaguing the county, which the PDP said, has festered under the President’s incompetent watch.

    “This is the very reason Nigerians are anxious for the retrieval of our stolen presidential mandate, which they freely gave to Atiku Abubakar, at the tribunal, so that our nation can have the benefit of a purposeful government that is alive to its responsibility of ensuring the security and wellbeing of the Nigerian people”, the PDP added.

  • Nine-year-old boy, three others in court over assault

    A nine-year-old boy, Abdulrahman Isah of Gwandu road Kaduna on Tuesday appeared before Sharia Court ll at Magajin Gari, Kaduna along with three others over alleged assault.

    The complainant, Maryam Sani, told the court that Isah alongside Asmau Abdullahi, Aisha Abdullahi and Huraira Abdullahi of Jos road, Kaduna attacked her in her house and destroyed her properties.

    “I had problem with my neighbor, Asmau, few days ago, when I came back from the market in the evening few days ago, I met her, Huraira and Aisha at my door step.

    “They asked me what happened between I and their sister.

    “I led them into my living room and I narrated what transpired between me and  Asmau, but before I knew it Huraira slapped me and they all bounced on me with sticks.

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    “They broke my kitchen utensils and tore my door net; I started screaming and the vigilante group in the neighborhood heard me screaming and came to my rescue.

    “When the women were coming out of my room, I saw Abdulrahman holding a stick.

    “The vigilante group asked us to go to their office to resolve the case, but one of my neigbours said it is not proper for me to follow them because my husband was not around and it was late in the night,’’ she told the court.

    The defendants, however, denied the allegations.

    The judge, Musa Sa’ad-Goma, ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison pending perfection of their bail.

    He, however, said that the boy should be released to a relative and be brought to court on the adjourned date.

    He adjourned the case until April 17, for further hearing.

    NAN

     

  • Sultan tasks NYSC members on national development

    The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to always pursue issues that would contribute to the development of the nation.

    Abubakar made the call on Tuesday at his Palace in Sokoto, during an interactive session with the 2019 NYSC Batch ‘A’ corps members posted to the state.

    He also urged the corps members to interact freely with members of their host communities, understand their values and respect them.

    The Sultan called on the NYSC authorities to continue with physical exercise for corps members in order to prepare them for greater tasks in life.

    He challenged Nigerians to utilise the advantages of the NYSC scheme in promoting cultural and religious understanding, to ensure harmonious relationship in the country.

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    Abubakar described the scheme as a catalyst for promoting national unity, mutual respect, religious tolerance as well as bringing harmony for the advancement of Nigeria.

    The Sultan said that if Nigerians should embrace one another and set aside all differences as practised by corps members during their national service, the country should be in a better position.

    He advised people to emulate NYSC for its roles in promoting peace and unity leading to the stability of the nation.

    The monarch explained that in spite of various crises bedeviling different parts of the nation, the NYSC scheme still remained a veritable tool for unifying Nigeria.

    ”If Nigerians should embrace the spirit of oneness and live with one another harmoniously like that of corps members, issues of diversity will not even arise.

    ”We should live as our brothers’ keepers and tolerate one another, irrespective of our background, so that our nation will move forward, as there will be no progress without unity,” the Sultan said.

    The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mr Philip Enaberue, said 1,896 corps members were undergoing orientation at the camp in the state, and they came from the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.

    Enaberue commended the Sultan for his support for the scheme in the state.

    NAN

  • 2019 ITTF African Junior and Cadet Championships: Egyptian Messi idolizes Aruna Quadri

    At just five, his table tennis coach nicknamed him “Messi” for his resemblance to the Argentine football star, Lionel Messi. And like many held high hopes for the original Messi at the same age, 14-year-old Mohamed Sameh is considered a bright future prospect for Egyptian table tennis.

    Sameh announced himself to the continent when he made the African Team to the 2016 World Cadet Challenge in China. But the surfeit of table tennis talents in Egypt slowed him down for two years.

    However, Sameh worked his way back into reckoning and was deservedly named into the Egyptian team to the 2019 African Junior and Cadet Championships currently on in Accra, Ghana.

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    Sameh describes Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri as one of his idols alongside China’s Ma Long but his soft-spot for the African champion was felt in his response to NationSport.

    “I believe I can become the best in table tennis in Egypt because of the kind of support I have been getting from my family. My sister who is also a member of the national junior team has been very supportive.

    For me table tennis is life as I dream and eat the game. I want to be like my idol – China’s Ma Long. He is such a talented player whose calmness on table tennis has attracted a lot of followers across the world. Apart from Ma Long, I love Aruna Quadri of Nigeria because of his footwork and forehand. The Nigerian is such a great ambassador of Africa and I hope I can achieve what he has been able to achieve as an African and we all look up to him and hope to take a cue from him,” he said.

  • Police promote PPRO, 71 others in Bayelsa

    The police have promoted 72 officers to higher ranks in Bayelsa State including the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Butswat Asinim.

    Asinim was among the four officers decorated on Tuesday with the rank of Superintendent of Police following their promotions from the ranks of Deputy Superintendent of Police.

    Others were 10 officers from the Assistant Superintendent of Police to DSP and 58 from inspector to ASP.

    Decorating the officers, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Sholla David charged them to discharge their new assignments responsibly.

    David urged them to be more committed and dedicated to their duties adding that the interest of the people should supersede their personal interests.

    He said: “Promotion comes from God and they are privileged to be among the few ones that had been recognized for this elevation by the IGP, Mohammed Abubabkar Adamu.

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    It will call for higher responsibility for the task ahead. We pray God be with them and grant them more wisdom to discharge these responsibilities that had been placed on their shoulders”.

    In his remarks, Bustwat thanked God for his elevation and the IGP for recognizing him among others promoted to the rank of SP saying he would do everything in his power to ensure the protection of police image.

    “It calls for higher responsibility and more commitment and dedication to duties. I will do my best to make sure I continue projecting police image”, he said.

    Butswat advised other beneficiaries to always abide by the term of the profession and asked them to discharge their responsibilities professionally.

  • FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy arrives Nigeria on Thursday

    The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is expected to arrive Nigeria on a tour on Thursday, Demola Olajire, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Director of Communication said on Tuesday in Abuja.

    Olajire said in a statement: “The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is already agog in anticipation of the arrival of the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy, which is expected on Nigerian soil on Thursday.

    “The Women’s World Cup trophy’s stop-over is coming 13 months after the FIFA World Cup trophy (for men) also made a stop-over in Nigeria ahead of last year’s FIFA World Cup finals in Russia.”

    He said the World football governing body, FIFA, had informed the NFF that former Nigeria international striker, Osaze Odemwingie, would arrive in the country on Wednesday.

    Odemwingie is one of the FIFA Legends for this year’s World Cup finals in France.

    “Three other FIFA officials are due in the country hours later.

    “Nicole Fisch (lead for women’s football project), Sarai Bareman (chief women’s football officer) and Vanessa Marques (lead for marketing project) are the FIFA officials expected on Wednesday,’’ Olajire said.

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    The NFF director of communication said that Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalong, would receive the team on Thursday.

    He said the FIFA team alongside ministry and NFF officials would move to Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, for the display of the trophy.

    “At the Transcorp Hilton, there will be a video documentary on the evolution of women football in Nigeria,’’ he said.

    According to him, Acting President of the NFF, Seyi Akinwunmi, the Chairman of the Nigeria Women Football League, Aisha Falode, some other NFF and sports ministry officials are expected at the venue.

    “Some players of the Super Falcons, who returned from a two-match tour of Spain on Tuesday afternoon, will be there.

    “Pupils from two schools within the Abuja metropolis as well as media representatives and other stakeholders will also be part of the event,’’ Olajire added.

    The best 24 women national teams in the world will battle for the cup in nine cities in France between June 7 and July.

    NAN

  • Buhari committed to ending criminality, banditry – IGP

    President Muhammadu Buhari has so much concern, commitment and the zeal to put Nigeria to order in the area of security especially to curtail the Zamfara state security challenges, the Inspection general of police, Muhammad Adamu has disclosed.

    Adamu revealed that it is in view of the escalating situation that the president has moved to conquer criminality and banditry across affected states

    IGP Adamu, who was in the state to assess security situation explained that he is in the state to have first-hand information by discussing with the people at the grassroot.

    Adamu revealed that recent ban on mining is not unconnected with available intelligence report indicating relationship between the miners and bandits in Zamfara state, the ban imposed on mining according to him is an excruciating blow aimed at bringing banditry to an end in the affected States.

    “We have put in place every mechanism to end activities of banditry, hence the launching of operation pump ader. We assure you that banditry and criminality will soon come to an end in all the affected states.” Adamu said

    Governor of Zamfara state Alhaji Abdul Aziz Abubakar Yari who was represented by the chief of staff to the government, Prof. Abdullahi Muhammad in his remarks disclosed that 3,262 people were killed, 8,900 persons were displaced while over 18,000 hectares of farmland remained uncultivated because of the activities of bandits in the state.

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    Yari revealed that colossal amount of money that could be channeled towards providing basic social amenities to the people of Zamfara state was expended in the area of intervention and assisting areas and victims of bandit attack in various communities.

    Yari disclosed that the government has assisted in providing logistics to security personnel’s in the area of accommodation and recruiting 8,500 local vigilante and pay them a monthly salary of N15, 000 and provided them all with uniform for easy identification.

    The commissioner for local governments in the state Hon. Bello Dan Kande while commending the federal government for the banning of mining in the state revealed the government questions why expatriates are indulged in mining in Zamfara state.